Porcellino

Red Travertine - SOLD
rotating on a Belgian Black marble base
Unique
25 x 43 x 20 cm
2011
(Also available in bronze in a limited edition of 9
Scroll down to final photo to see bronze version)

Winner of The Irish Sculpture Awards 2013 at The Mill Cove Galleries, West Cork.

This playful, abstract pig was carved from a block of Persian red travertine stone, a material with an unpredictable patterning of holes and a rich variety of colours throughout. The surface texture has retained the chisel marks and the holes in the travertine; only the snout, tail and the tips of the ears are clearly defined and polished to any degree. The sculpture rotates, via a pin in its base, enhancing the playful element of the pose.